MapBoone County
Iowa Arboretum & Gardens
Madrid
Iowa's oldest and largest public garden, the Iowa Arboretum & Gardens spans 378 acres of community-supported botanical grounds near Madrid, between Ames and Des Moines. The gardens feature over 6,000 accessioned plants including trees, shrubs, and perennials, with dedicated native woodland trails, open prairie restoration areas, and a popular Treehouse Village. Its combination of formal display gardens and naturalistic prairie and woodland trails creates varied habitat that is highly attractive to Ruby-throated Hummingbirds during summer.
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